Benefits of having a Powerlifting Coach
Is having a coach worth it?
The short answer is definitely yes
The long answer is a bit longer.
Just go and do your first Powerlifting Competition
A lot of people will wait and wait and wait to enter their first powerlifting competition. Giving themselves arbitrary numbers or totals that they need to hit before their first competition. I have seen people call themselves a “powerlifter” but have been training for 3+ years and not competed. Imagine if people waited until they were as good as professional footballers in order to start playing Sunday League level. That’s what it is like when people wait until they’re “strong enough” in order to compete at their local meet. Going and actually doing your first powerlifting competition is the best thing you can do as a powerlifter. Which sounds obvious when it’s said. There are so many benefits, which I will go through in this blog.
Signs to go up a powerlifting weight class
Are you anything less than absolutely jacked? Are you always taller than the other lifters in your weight class? Then stop limiting your potential by staying in your weight class. Grow more muscle and pick up the fork.
All too often with young or new powerlifters I see them making a huge mistake with their long-term progress. And that is being in the wrong weight class.
Percentage, RPE, or RIR?
When following a powerlifting program, there are a few different ways it can be designed for you to follow. Particularly when it comes to selecting a weight. So, this post will be going through the most common ways programs get you to select weights, the goods and the bads of each, and my personal opinion on what I use.